Maria is a retired factory worker who feels "trapped" in her home; she stays in her house all the time so she does not experience anxiety attacks. Which criteria would be most useful in deciding whether Maria's case represents an example of abnormality?
a) dysfunctional and statistical rarity
b) personal distress and dysfunctional
c) personal distress and statistical rarity
d) deviance from social norms and dysfunctional
B
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A. develops over the school years and is subject to individual differences so that so that even some adults are better at it than others. B. develops over the school years but all typically developing adults eventually reach the same level of ability. C. is fully developed by the time enter the school age years, although children do increase their speed at creating compounds. D. requires extensive schooling in order for adults to become even moderately capable with it.